Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

"People love a rescue story, which is why Sound of Freedom is doing so well at the box office. But our obsession with stories about good guys with guns rescuing innocent victims has fueled policies that hurt the very people we claim to be trying to help." https://reason.com/2023/07/22/sex-workers-want-rights-not-rescue/
"We know that the criminalization of prostitution has made it more difficult to find victims of trafficking because we know what prohibition does to markets, and it doesn't make them safer."

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Preventing sexual abuse starts with understanding that ALL children deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Especially those who have been left behind. https://theappeal.org/angola-prison-louisiana-children-deadly-heat/

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Conservatives are calling on HBO to remove The Tale, a survivor's true story of being groomed. Here's the story behind how the film was made. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adambvary/the-tale-hbo-child-sexual-abuse

Conspiracy theories like QAnon are popular because they promise a simple solution to a complex problem. But they're based on misinformation and often end up making kids less safe. Learn more in our 2020 exposé:
https://prostasia.org/blog/the-truth-behind-qanon/

"But the purpose of criminal law isn't to punish people for being jerks, and it's a perverted society that thinks everything offensive or bad must be criminalized." https://reason.com/2023/07/18/poll-millennials-want-to-make-misgendering-a-crime/

"Like all moral panics, this one gets used to justify hatred against perceived outsiders, in this case immigrants and queer and trans people." https://www.vox.com/culture/23794355/sound-of-freedom-controversy-true-story-qanon

"Hungary's right-wing government has enacted a series of policies in recent years that critics and rights groups say are cracking down on the rights of sexual minorities in the Central European country." https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/embassies-urge-hungarys-government-retract-discriminatory-lgbtq-laws-101273052